India mulls new crypto ban to support CBDC, Lazarus Group strikes again: Asia Express

Fears have been heightened over the future of another United States bank this week after Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) announced a significant sale of assets and stocks aimed at raising additional capital. However, some investors may be concerned that not all is well at the tech startup and VC-focused bank, particularly given the closure of…

A security vulnerability on decentralized exchange, Loopring, was identified and quickly patched before it could be exploited. On May 7, Blockchain scalability and privacy specialist, Starkware, discovered a critical security vulnerability in the frontend wallet of Loopring’s decentralized exchange. This bug placed all $5 million worth of the exchange’s funds at risk.Starkware alerted Loopring, who…

UK-based service TransferGo has reportedly become the world’s first remittance operator to offer crypto trading, Bloomberg reported July 27. TransferGo now lets customers buy and sell five major cryptocurrencies –– Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Litecoin (LTC). According to TransferGo CEO and founder Daumantas Dvilinskas, the crypto trading option was…

The stunt follows former President Donald Trump’s statement that he wants all the remaining Bitcoin to be “Made in USA.”

The new crypto derivatives product allows investors to speculate on future hashrates and hashprices.

Bitcoin (BTC) might have suffered its largest coordinated attack over the last couple of months, but in this instance, the investor community did not capitulate. China outright banning mining in most regions after giving BTC miners a two-week notice and this caused the single largest mining difficulty adjustment after the network hash rate dropped 50%.The market sentiment…

The Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp, the holding company for Metropolitan Commercial Bank, says it’s completely exiting its crypto-asset-related vertical. 407 Total views 3 Total shares Ho-ho-ho! Get Limited Holiday Trait!Collect this article as an NFTThe last year proved to be another turbulent year for the crypto industry. From a lasting market downturn and exploits in…

The digital yen should be compatible with other CBDCs to counter China’s progress with its digital yuan, one official argued. 242 Total views 2 Total shares Japan will have more clarity on the design of its central bank digital currency no earlier than late 2022, according to a ruling party official.Hideki Murai, head of the…

Fair Launch Capital’s business model may help prevent future YAM DeFi debacles. A new project called Fair Launch Capital claims to be offering a new way for founders to fund crypto networks.According to an Aug. 26 tweet from Fair Launch Capital (FLC), the project will provide access to capital for founders to fund their crypto…